Outreach & Recruitment

The Harvard Program in Neuroscience Post-Baccalaureate (PiNBAC) program is a training program for recent college graduates interested in applying to PhD programs in the neurosciences. PiNBAC provides neuroscience-focused postbaccalaureate research and professional development experiences. For more information, visit the PiNBAC website. If you have additional questions, please contact Chloe Denelsbeck. 

As part of a cross-institutional partnership in neuroscience research and education between HMS and the schools of the Atlanta University Center Consortium (Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Morehouse College, Spelman College, and Clark Atlanta University) PiN has partnered with the MSM B.S./M.S. program in Neuroscience to provide opportunities for student and faculty collaboration between our two institutions. A core component of this partnership is the visit of rising seniors in the B.S./M.S. program to Boston for 2-3 weeks during August to participate in quantitative training and professional development activities alongside incoming first-year PiN students. Members of PiN’s Underrepresented Scholars in Neuroscience (USN) group are integral in planning the visit, during which MSM students are introduced to Harvard Medical School faculty and research areas, become acquainted with Harvard PhD and MD programs, and meet members of the PiN and USN communities. For more information about the MAHPING Initiative, please contact Tari Tan.

Every year in the fall, PiN hosts a series of virtual open house events with current students and faculty to give prospective students the opportunity to learn more about the program, the admissions process, and other neuroscience research opportunities across Harvard. 

The NIH Blueprint initiative “Enhancing Neuroscience Diversity through Undergraduate Research Education Experiences” (ENDURE) provides research opportunities for students from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds, with the goal of preparing students to apply to and be successful in neuroscience PhD programs. Each year, PiN sends program representatives to the annual ENDURE meeting held in conjunction with the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) annual meeting to participate in the T32 Graduate Program Recruitment and Networking Fair. At both the recruitment fair and the ENDURE poster session held later during the SfN meeting, PiN faculty meet with ENDURE scholars to learn about their research and to encourage students to apply to PiN to pursue their graduate training. In addition to the ENDURE programming, PiN also participates in the Graduate Recruitment Fair held during the meeting.